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If you weren't allowed to voice your opinion about anything for 10 days,

What would you talk about?
I was reading an article about a woman who did just that, but then I was thinking to myself wouldn't you have to be completely silent for 10 days then? Pretty much everything is an opinion.
If I ordered a hamburger, I could tell someone that it has ketchup on it (fact), but I couldn't tell them that it tastes delicious (my opinion). Wouldn't that get old fast?

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SW-User

I could talk about the different aspects of my job or what happened in a book or a show; what's going on around town or what took place during my day. I don't have to give an opinion on any of it.

NineLives · 41-45, F

Well it would be trickier than what most people think.
Example: You are talking about going shopping earlier that day. "Well I picked up this cool leather purse for $19. It was quite a steal at that price!" Boom,you just went and shared your opinion not once, but twice.
Most people think of sharing opinions as something big, like discussing politics or what not. They would forget all about the little things.

Paliglass · 41-45, F

@NineLives: that's why it'd be interesting to try.

SW-User

@NineLives: "I got a new purse." Then you show them and let them give their opinion. It's not so difficult that there would be nothing to talk about. That's another thing: one can just ask questions and listen to the other person talk for a change. I've carried on conversations for hours that way because I knew the person needed to talk. It wasn't necessary or appropriate for me to give my opinion to let someone else vent. I only talked to ask them questions which kept them talking.

Paliglass · 41-45, F

@Ephemeral: 50% of what you said there was opinion.